He was the head coach at Tulane from 2000 to 2005, compiling a 60–86 record.
[1] Finney was an assistant at UCF from 2010 to 2016, helping the team to a pair of postseason appearances and three 20-win seasons.
Between 2016 and 2018 Finney served as an assistant at Manhattan under Steve Masiello.
In June 2018, Finney was hired at Samford as an assistant under Scott Padgett.
[2] In 2021, he was hired at Stetson as an assistant under Donnie Jones.